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Freibad Unterhaching, Bavaria, 2021

SEPTEMBER 2021 – The public outdoor swimming pool of Unterhaching near Munich, Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image It’s February and I think it is okay to dream a bit of a long, hot summer. One of the best activities you can do in Unterhaching, our village outside of Munich, Germany, is…

Tall Ship Nadezhda, Kiel, Germany

JUNE 2003 – The Russian tall ship Nadezhda on the Baltic Sea near Kiel, Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image This image shows the Russian tall ship Nadezhda as it glides acorss the Baltic Sea near Kiel in Germany during the biggest sailing event in the world, the Kiel Week. Despite the…

View Towards Projensdorf, 1953

1953 – View from Flensburger Straße in Kiel, Germany, towards west. Photo © Inga Schweim/zanzig.com The story behind the image This photo from our family archive is very interesting. It’s not interesting because it’s so beautiful (it isn’t) or technically challenge (it isn’t either) – but because it shows a landscape that has vastly changed…

Schillerstraße 13, Kiel, Germany, c. 1963 (VI)

JANUARY 1963 – The living room of the Schweim family at Schillerstraße 13 in Kiel, Germany. © Inga Schweim/zanzig.com The story behind the image Following the death of my grandfather Otto in 1956, the house of the family in Kiel Wik in Germany got too big and too expensive. My grandmother decided to sell it…

Winter in Bredeneek, Preetz, Germany, 1958 (II)

1958 – Bredeneek Castle near Preetz, Germany, after heavy snowfalls. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image My mother was an avid horse rider since her early childhood. One of her most favorite places for riding was Bredeneek Castle near Preetz, Germany. She visited the castle and stables with her mother even during winter!…

Edith Schweim and Her Daughters, Germany, c. 1960

1960 – Edith Schweim poses with her daughters Inga (left) and Editha for the photographer in a forest near Kiel. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Here is a nice portrait of my grandmother Edith Schweim (1905-1966) and her daughters Inga (my mother, on the left) and Editha. The image was shot…

Riding Competition, Preetz, Germany, 1958

1958 – At the age of 16, Inga Schweim from Kiel participates in a horse riding competition in Preetz, Germany. Photo © Herbert Wiessner, Kiel The story behind the image From the age of 7, my mother had been a horse riding fan. She began by riding ponies at the beach of St. Peter Ording…

Sirmione, Lago di Garda, Italy

JUNE 2013 – The Castello Scaligero seen from the Via Vittorio Emanuele in Sirmione, Lago di Garda, Italy. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image In 2013, we visited the town of Sirmione at the southern end of Lago di Garda in Italy. During summer, it is packed with tourists who enjoy the…

Winter in Malente, 1947 (III)

JANUARY 1947 – After heavy snowfall, deep snow covers the gardens of Villa Bade in Malente-Gremsmühlen, Germany. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Otto Schweim The story behind the image The winter 1946/47 had been another cold winter in Northern Germany. Despite the cold temperatures, my grandparents enjoyed the walks through Malente-Gremsmühlen where they had lived since…

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